diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 9afa28a7..4725ded7 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2008-05-10  Curtis Gedak  <gedakc@gmail.com>
 
+	* README: Removed absolute requirement for hal-lock.
+
 	* gparted.in: Enhanced script to use hal-lock only if it exists
 	  - This removes the absolute requirement for hal-lock and
 	    enables systems without HAL to use GParted.
diff --git a/README b/README
index a9ccec85..02b881c7 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -105,9 +105,3 @@ Optional packages include:
    xfsprogs
    NOTE:  If the vol_id command is in the search PATH, it will be
           used to read linux-swap volume labels.
-          
-The hal-lock program is required by the gparted script to acquire device
-locks prior to gpartedbin invocation.  hal-lock is part of the Hardware
-Abstraction Layer.  You can learn more about HAL at:
-
-http://people.freedesktop.org/~david/hal-spec/hal-spec.html